Targeted Podcast True Crime Domestic Violence

2.4 Fight for Justice: The Aftermath

By the time Tracey Thurman was placed in an ambulance, nearly an
hour had passed since she’d been stabbed and stomped on. She
laid bleeding out on the ground without receiving medical
care. During eight months of hospitalization, she had to learn
how to eat and walk again.

Why did Buck attack Tracey when she left him? There’s
quite a bit of evidence to establish leaving as a dangerous period.
Dr. Betty Jo Barrett, a professor who specializes in
intimate-partner violence says "Research has shown the risk of
domestic homicide becomes highest during the period of
separation.”